G/SPS/N/EU/658  
19 July 2023  
(23-4908) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  EUROPEAN UNION  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  European Commission, Health and Food Safety Directorate -General  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Preparation of a kind used in animal nutrition  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/605 of 
9 March 2023 concerning the authorisation of ethyl oleate, nona -2,6-dien-1-ol, pe nt-2-en-
1-ol, trans -2,cis-6-nonadien -1-ol, 2 -dodecenal, nona -2(trans),6(cis) -dienal, nona -2,4-
dienal, trans -2-nonenal, 2,4 -decadienal, hepta -2,4-dienal, deca -2(trans),4(trans) -dienal, 
dodec -2(trans) -enal, hept -2(trans) -enal,non -2-enal, nona -2(trans),6(tran s)-dienal, undec -
2(trans) -enal, trans -2-octenal, trans -2-decenal, tr -2,tr-4-nonadienal, tr -2, tr -4-
undecadienal, hex -2(trans) -enyl acetate, hex -2-enyl butyrate, oct -1-en-3-one, isopulegol, 
4-terpinenol, linalyl butyrate, linalyl formate, linalyl propionate , linalylisobutyrate, 
3-methyl -2-cyclopenten -1-one, methyl 3 -oxo-2-pentyl -1-cyclopentylacetate, 
benzophenone, benzyl cinnamate, ethyl salicylate, 1,2 -dimethoxy -4-(prop -1-enyl)-
benzene, myrcene and β -ocimene as feed additives for all animal species . Languag e(s):  
English, French and Spanish . Number of pages:  41 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_11139_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_11139_00_f.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_11139_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The substances specified in this Act were initially entered in the 
Register of fee d additives as existing products belonging to the functional group of 
flavouring compounds. Several applications were later submitted for the reauthorisation of 
these substances in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003. Further to the 
favorable asse ssment by the European Food Safety Authority, these substances are 
reauthorised as feed additives for all animal species, subject to certain conditions. 
A transition period is laid down for the interested parties to prepare themselves to meet 
the new requi rements resulting from the authorisation.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   G/SPS/N/EU/658  
 
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  8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : Code of practice on Good Animal Feeding 
CAC/RCP  54-2004 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Heal th (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 9 March 2023  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 21 March 2023  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : This Regulation entered into force on the twentieth day following its 
publication in the Official Jou rnal of the European Union.  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
European Commission  
DG Health and Food Safety, Unit A4 -Multilateral International Relations  
Rue Froissart 101  
B-1049 Brussels  
Tel: +(32 2) 29 54263  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu  
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
European Commission  
DG Health and Food Safety, Unit A4 -Multilateral International Relations  
Rue Froissart 101  
B-1049 Brussels  
Tel: +(32 2) 29 54263  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu